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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A bison gored a man
Tuesday after a large group of visitors got too close to the
animal in Yellowstone National Park, officials said.
The 30-year-old from Randolph, New Jersey, was treated for minor
injuries after being gored around 9:45 a.m. in the Old Faithful
area, according to a park statement.
Park officials didn't release the man's name or condition,
saying what happened was under investigation and no more
information was available for release.
He was the second person gored by a bison already this spring in
Yellowstone. A 47-year-old Cape Coral, Florida, man had minor
injuries after being gored in the Lake Village area May 7.
Bison gored at least two people in Yellowstone last year
including an 83-year-old South Carolina woman who was seriously
injured. A bison gored an Arizona woman in the park in 2023.
Yellowstone bison injured two people in 2022.
Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other
wild animal. They can run up to 35 mph (56 kph), faster than the
men’s world record in the 100-meter dash.
Standing up to 6 feet (2 meters) tall and weighing up to 2,000
pounds (900 kilograms), they are North America's biggest land
animal.
Park regulations require visitors to keep at least 25 yards
(22.86 meters) away from bison and other large herbivores and
100 yards (91 meters) away from wolves and bears.
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